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JEE MainPhysicsToughProjectile Motion

A particle is projected up an inclined plane of inclination
β\beta at an elevation α\alpha to the horizontal. If the particle
strikes the inclined plane at right angles then
tan⁡α=\tan\alpha =

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T=2usin(α−β)gcosβT = \frac{2usin(\alpha - \beta)}{gcos\beta}......(1)
O=ucos(α−β)−(gsinβ)TO = ucos(\alpha - \beta) - (gsin\beta)T
⇒T=ucos(α−β)gsinβ\Rightarrow T = \frac{ucos(\alpha - \beta)}{gsin\beta}......(2)
from (1) &(2)

2tan(α−β)=cotβ2tan(\alpha - \beta) = cot\beta
⇒tanα=(cotβ+2tanβ)\Rightarrow tan\alpha = (cot\beta + 2tan\beta)

Source: Grass-G / P-05 Physics paper 10 October.docx

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